THE HORORATA'S DRAFT
* DUE AT WELLINGTON" ON FRIDAY. [Per United Phess Association.] WKLLINGTOX, March 12. The Defence Department has been advised that, the Hororata, with men of th« 1914-15 drafts, is due at "Wellington at 4 p.m. on Friday. The time of berthing cannot vet be stated, as the Public Health Department has to be consulted regarding quarantine. The Defence Department j£ anxious to avoid holding the troops, and. as the health of the men is reported to have been good, there should be little delay. . TTT Next of kin coming to Wellington to meet the soldiers are warned that they must not relv on being able to travel home with the soldiers. The possibility of I carrving the next of kin on the steamer to the >'outh Island at the same time as the soldiers is practically negligible. Nor can the soldiers be allowed to stay behind. They must travel with the draft, and discharge at the centre to which they belong. The Auckland section will not hind *at Wellington, but will proceed to the northern port by boat.
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Evening Star, Issue 16990, 12 March 1919, Page 6
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